SCP-1909 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1909
Expected annual
$4.2M
One-time setup
$6.1M
Annual recurring
$4.2M
Personnel
21
Initial one-time setup is approximately $6.09M driven by land acquisition, perimeter/containment construction, a specialized detention cell and multiple engineering systems; steady-state annual costs are roughly $4.17M driven mainly by salaried 24/7 staff, rapid-response readiness, contingency reserves, and monitoring/analyst programs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $6.1M
Facilities $3.5M
[#1, #3, #4, #19] Land acquisition/title-control, perimeter fencing install, inner 30 m containment hardening and guard-post, and one-time build cost for a specialized humane detention cell (major structural/constructive expenses).
Equipment $1.6M
[#5, #6, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #17, #24] Remote sealing/mechanical plug, chamber monitoring suite install, medical trailer purchase, emergency/armored vehicle purchases, backup generators/UPS, Faraday/EM-safe comms hardware, remote manipulation/robotics initial purchase, watchlist/system build hardware/software, and archive hardware/digitization equipment.
Decommissioning Reserve $600K
[#25] Long-term decommissioning or permanent sealing planning reserve (one-time set-aside).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $300K
[#15] Initial high-end materials analysis and contracted beamline/analysis campaign (SEM/synchrotron/advanced metallurgy) allocated as an initial research campaign budget.
Legal And Diplomatic Setup $100K
[#20] One-time legal, diplomatic, and local liaison setup costs (cover story creation, retainers, initial negotiations/permits).
Archaeological Coordination $50K
[#27] One-time cultural/archaeological coordination and mitigation payments tied to ancient-site work and legal compliance in Greece.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.2M/yr
Staff Wages $1.5M/yr
[#7, #8, #9, #10] Salaries & benefits for 24/7 watchstanders (monitoring staff), site security personnel (armed guards covering shifts), on-site leadership and containment technicians/facilities manager, and on-call medical staffing/readiness contracts.
Research And Monitoring $720K/yr
[#6, #7, #15, #16, #17, #24] Monitoring maintenance and data storage hosting, recurring follow-up materials research budgets, behavioral research and long-term study funding, recurring watchlist/analyst costs, and small ongoing archival/research support.
Rapid Response Fund $500K/yr
[#18] Maintainable annual rapid-response readiness fund for global capture/tasking, travel, charter/helicopter hire and contingency insertion assets (kept available for retasking).
Detainee Operations $500K/yr
[#19] Recurring staffing and operations for a secure containment cell/humane detention facility (if used) including dedicated medical/psych staff and specialized operations (sized as ongoing operational budget).
Contingency Reserve $500K/yr
[#23] Annual replenishment/reserve for recovery, incident response, escalation, and unforeseen large operations.
Cover Story And Legal $220K/yr
[#2, #20, #21] Annual property taxes/leases and local fees, ongoing legal/diplomatic retainers and incident counsel, plus covert PR/local employment and front company payroll to preserve the private-estate cover.
Supplies And Consumables $60K/yr
[#14, #26] Consumables for remote-manipulation/sampling operations, PPE, replacement sensors, batteries and routine consumables/utilities.
Facilities Maintenance $50K/yr
[#12, #13] Recurring fuel/maintenance for backup power systems and small annual maintenance for Faraday/EM-safe communications and facility infrastructure (includes minor fence/structural upkeep).
Logistics And Transport $50K/yr
[#11] Operating costs for emergency/armored transport, patrol trucks, fuel and vehicle maintenance.
Training And Drills $40K/yr
[#22] Regular training, non-interruption drills, multi-agency exercises and protocol maintenance for guards, techs and medical staff.
Archive And Records Maintenance $10K/yr
[#24] Recurring archival maintenance, secure records storage, translation work and encrypted/off-line backups.
Archaeological Coordination Ongoing $10K/yr
[#27] Ongoing liaison, permits and cultural heritage coordination with local archaeological authorities.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.2M/yr
90.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, staffing, and readiness budgets only.
no external discovery no detainee events routine operations
🚨 Minor Incident $4.5M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Local discovery or suspicious individual identified (possible SCP-1909-A candidate) requiring rapid-response deployment and increased legal/PR activity.
media tip or local report identified Alexander-variant subject
🚨 Major Incident $6.7M/yr
1.5% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Confirmed appearance of SCP-1909-A outside containment or large-scale incident requiring full capture, emergency research, and escalation to extended detainee operations.
public incident involving SCP-1909-A large-scale capture or containment campaign
👥 Personnel 21 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#8] 12 armed guards to provide 24/7 coverage for perimeter, inner zone and roving patrols (shift coverage and leave included).
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#9] Site Director to oversee operations and coordinate containment protocols.
Engineer / Containment Technician 4 [#9] Containment technicians/engineers and a facilities manager to run daily operations and equipment maintenance.
Watchstander / Monitor 3 [#7] 2–4 full-time monitors for 24/7 camera/sensor/watchstanding (costed as 3 FTE equivalents).
Medical Officer / On-call Physician 1 [#10] On-call medical arrangements, pediatric neurology consults and emergency care readiness (contracted/on-call staffing represented as 1 FTE equivalent).
📋 Confidence Notes
The analyst notes are detailed and map to concrete construction, equipment and staffing needs, but many items are order-of-magnitude ranges (land prices, contingency sizing, and frequency/probability of incidents). This yields moderate confidence in ranges but uncertainty in long-tail incident costs.
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